Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilisers (TFL), a part of the Singapore-based AM International, has set up and started commercial production of green soda ash at its plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. TFL has set up a CO2 recovery plant to capture carbon from coal which is utilised as fuel in its boiler for steam production.

The company has established this project by leveraging carbon-capture technology to establish carbon-neutrality, wherein carbon is converted into biomass fuel in the manufacturing process. It is slated to be the first company in the world to manufacture carbon-neutral soda ash.

Backed by its research and development efforts towards enabling a circular economy, TFL is able to capture CO2 from flue gases of bio-mass boiler and reuse it to deliver a near-zero carbon effect.

TFL has already tied up with a multi-national company for the supply of green soda ash in the manufacture of detergents, and is looking to forge further partnerships.

Also known as sodium carbonate, soda ash is a key ingredient in products varying from home windows to laundry detergents to rechargeable batteries for powering appliances